# FLIR Systems acquires Aria patents from iRobot-linked assets

FLIR Systems acquired a number of assets including patents related to Aria, aiming to merge ground and drone robots for military applications. The assets had links to iRobot Corp.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-10-04
- Where: United States
- Status: completed
- Products: ground robots, drone robots, patents
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [FLIR Systems](https://endata.com/companies/42539.md) (acquirer)
- [iRobot Corp](https://endata.com/companies/42540.md) (target)

## Sources

- [bizjournals.com](https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2019/10/04/flir-buys-aria-patents-aiming-to-merge-ground-and.html), 2019-10-04: "Combining ground robots with flying robots for military applications is one of the goals that FLIR Systems is pursuing - and it's making steps into that direction by acquiring a number of assets with something in common: They all had links to Bedford-based iRobot Corp."

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